Taiwan Earthquake: 7 Killed, Buildings Damaged, Bridges Shaken As Island Sees Worst Quake In 25 Years | In Pics

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team prepare outside a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

In this photo released by the National Fire Agency, members of a search and rescue team prepare outside a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a man checks a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, residents rescue a child from a partially collapsed building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

In this photo released by the Hualien City Government, government workers and journalists are seen near firefighters working near a leaning building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

People evacuate to higher ground after a tsunami warning following a powerful earthquake in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan.

Passengers wait to board a south bound train as some train services were suspended in the aftermath of an earthquake in Taipei, Taiwan.

Passengers pack a south bound train as some train services were suspended in the aftermath of an earthquake in Taipei, Taiwan.